Chapter 11: Pagophobia
Last chapter talking on the personality of Mason..... Enjoy!
Since the beginning of November, Kadic was experiencing several overnight freezes. One day after Thanksgiving, it got so cold the pond nearby froze solid. Which was perfect for winter games.
"Come on Ulrich! We can't be late!" smiled Yumi.
"Okay I'm coming." said Ulrich.
"I didn't expect the first freeze to come so early." said Aelita.
"Oh joy." moaned Mason.
"Whats wrong with you?" asked Jeremy.
"I hate winter." said Mason.
"That's no reason to mope." said Aelita.
"Just go ahead with Aeltia, I'll catch up soon." said Mason.
Jeremy and Aelita ran ahead while Mason trudged along.
"I hate winter sports." moaned Mason.
"Whats wrong with you all of a sudden?" asked Emily coming up.
"I hate winter. It's cold, dead, and has ICE." said Mason.
"Well, I'll be at the pond ice skating if you need me." said Emily walking away.
"Huff, I hate winter." sighed Mason.
Mason kept walking while making puffs of hot air with his breath. When he reached the pond he saw everyone was skating. He found a bench and sat down.
"I hate the ice." moaned Mason.
"Hey Mason! Come on and join us. Don't waste the break time." yelled Odd with Heidi.
"No thanks I'm staying right here." said Mason.
He watched as the other kids were skating around. Soon Sissi came with her new winter style and most of the boys crowded around.
"There she goes again." said Ulrich.
"Hey Ulrich!" yelled Sissi.
"Oh boy. Here she comes" laughed Yumi.
"Do you like my new winter skating clothing." asked Sissi.
"No." said Ulrich.
"Well then how about you Mason?" asked Sissi.
"I don't care." said Mason.
"No opinion?" asked Ulrich.
Mason was now shivering and quickly nodded no.
"I wonder thats bugging him." said Yumi.
"I would be mad too if someone invaded my personal space." said Ulrich.
"Mason come on and skate with us!" yelled Emily.
"No thanks, I'm good." replied Mason.
"Hm...." said Jeremy.
Jeremy went behind Mason and pushed onto the ice.
"WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!?!?" yelled Mason.
"Getting you to skate, what a relief that your wearing some skates right now." smiled Jeremy.
Mason looked at his feet and suddenly realized that Aelita must have slipped ice skates on him. Now Mason was dead frozen on the ice, he didn't dare move a muscle.
"Oh boy, this is humiliating for him." sighed Ulrich.
Mason just stood there, eyes wide open, standing in the middle of the pond. Emily skated over and tapped Mason on the shoulder.
"Uh, Mason come back to Earth." said Emily.
Mason woke up from his daze and landed on his back on the pond, soon the other kids saw and started laughing.
"Ugh, I hate ice." repeated Mason.
Later in Mrs. Hertz's classroom Mason was jotting down notes when Odd came from behind.
"You really made a fool of yourself at the pond." smiled Odd.
"It was Jeremy and Aelita's fault." whispered Mason.
"But you still made a complete fool of yourself." grinned Odd.
"I think it's about time to shut up." whispered back Mason.
"What is so interesting that you two need to interrupt the class?" asked .
"Nothing ma'am." said Odd and Mason.
"Then pay attention." said .
After class,the kids were released from their last class of the day and were scurrying to get to their dorms. Then, all of a sudden it started snowing.
"Wow! look at that snow! First snow of the year." said Mason.
All the kids ran to the courtyard and started playing in the snow. The Lyoko immediately starte throwing snowballs.
"Hey ULRICH!" yelled Odd throwing a snowball.
The snowball hit Ulrich directly in the face. Ulrich started laughing and made a snow ball to throw at Odd. Aelita and Yumi were on tems trying to nail Jeremy and the other boys. Mason was around the corner to throw a snowball at Yumi, until a snowball hit him on the back of his head.
"Hey, that's a cheap shot." said Mason turning around.
"Come on, it's called a SNOWBALL fight. There are no cheap shots." smiled Emily.
"Bring it." said Mason throwing a snowball.
The snowball fighting and the snow crafting went on until dinner time.
"That was fun." smiled Odd.
"Yeah I like snow." smiled Ulrich.
"It's okay." said Mason.
After about five minutes they heard a scream come from the pond.
"XANA?" asked Mason.
"Let's check it out." said Yumi.
"I'll run a scan." said Jeremy and Aelita.
The others went to the pond to find a kid frozen in ice.
"He's still alive, but we need him into the infirmary fast!" said Jim.
"What in the world." said Mason.
They saw the ice crack under them and the water spew out at them and immediately freeze.
"Yep, that's XANA all right." said Yumi.
"We got the signal from the ice sector." said Aelita.
"Ice....sector." shivered Mason.
"Yeah right in the middle of that ice lake to." said Jeremy.
"I-i-ice... lake?" asked Mason.
"Let's go then." said Odd.
"O-okay, I'll come to this time." said Mason.
"What's wrong with you? You've been acting like this since this afternoon." said Ulrich.
"Nothing, lets just get to Lyoko." said Mason.
Jeremy typed in the coordinates and virtualized them onto the Ice Sector where the vehicles were waiting for them.
"The tower is 87 degrees nroth." said Jeremy.
"Okay Jeremy were on it." said Ulrich getting on his overbike.
They took off, but after a minute they noticed that Mason wasn't following.
"Where is Mason?" asked Yumi.
They drove back to find Mason crouching by his overwheel.
"Whats wrong? You've been like this all day now." said Aelita.
"Nrk, I-I-I have Pagophobia." admitted Mason.
"Pago- what now?" asked Odd.
"IT MEANS I'M AFRAID OF ICE!" gasped Mason.
"Wow... how come?" asked Aelita.
"When I was five... my uncle tried to teach me how to ice skate. I didn't want to, and he said that there was nothing to be afraid of, then he fell through the ice and got hypothermia. "explained Mason.
"Wow." said Odd.
"Come on Mason." said Ulrich.
"Also why I hate winter... ICE!" said Mason.
"You liked the snow, didn't you?" asked Yumi.
"Well yeah, thats different." said Mason.
"Come on Mason!" said Odd.
Soon three hornets flew up.
"Hornets!" yelled Mason.
"Move it Mason!" said Odd.
Mason stood up and got on his overwheel. Ulrich got hit and was devirtualized.
"Ulrich!" yelled Odd.
Soon two bloks came up and shot at Odd and missed him.
"Mason for the love of god GET UP! Ulrich's afraid of heights and he jumps off that rope above the factory almost every day." yelled Yumi.
"Good point." said Mason.
"And it will make you look good in front of Emily." smiled Odd.
"Shut up Odd." gritted Mason.
'Seriously though, WAKE UP!" yelled Yumi.
"Anyone know where Aelita went off to? "asked Mason.
They saw that Aelita was cornered by three more bloks.
"Our vehicles are devirtualized accept for Mason's." said Odd.
"Oh no NO!" said Mason.
"IT'S FOR THE MISSION!" yelled Jeremy.
"Fine... I'll do it." sighed Mason.
Mason roared up and smashed the three bloks with his overwheel.
"Get up." said Mason helping Aelita up.
"On to the tower." smiled Mason.
Mason rode Aelita to tower until they saw two Krabs.
"Don't worry." said Mason.
Mason rode into the Krabs and make them blow up. Then Mason got out.
"GO Aelita GO!" said Mason.
Aelita ran to the tower an out in the code.
"Great game play Mason!" said Jeremy.
"But I'm still horrified of ice." said Mason.
"Return to the Past now!" said Jeremy.
The white dome engulfed the area, and them they were back at the ice pond.
"Well, every things back to normal." said Mason.
"Also that one talnet show is coming up too!" smiled Odd.
"Anyway we got to catch up to the others!" said Mason.
They ran to the ice pond where they saw the others.
"Hey!" said Mason waving.
"Hi guys!" said Ulrich.
Everyone got onto the ice rink, accept for Mason of course, and started skating.